<style type="text/css"> .no-show { display: none; } .disable-fade-in{ opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; visibility: visible !important; } </style>

Photos of El Salvador

Santa Ana (Ilamatepec) volcano is a stratovolcano about 45 km west of San Salvador. It is El Salvador's highest volcano at 2,381 m (7,812 ft) and one of its most active. The broad summit of Santa Ana has a beautiful array of concentric craters with crescent-shaped rims.

Introduction

World Factbook Glyph

Visit the Definitions and Notes page to view a description of each topic.

Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 153

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
Area comparison map

People and Society

Languages

Spanish audio sample:

Age structure

2023 population pyramid:
2023 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 143

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 163

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 90

Death rate

comparison ranking: 161

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 219

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 100

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 112

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 105

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 151

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 111

Environment

Revenue from coal

comparison ranking: 158

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 90

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 142

Labor force

comparison ranking: 114

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 36

Public debt

comparison ranking: 62

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 86

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 120

Exports

comparison ranking: 114

Imports

comparison ranking: 103

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 36

Energy

Communications

Internet users

comparison ranking: total 110

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 125

Railways

comparison ranking: total 136

Roadways

comparison ranking: total 139

Waterways

comparison ranking: 96

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 169

Military and Security

Military expenditures

comparison ranking: 114

Transnational Issues